Safety

Limited - Kids playing in the water

How to keep your kids safe in the sun

New law requires N.J. drivers to give pedestrians, cyclists more space on roadways

New jersey drivers laws

SEPTA continues station cleaning initiative into the summer

SEPTA cleaning

Security presence along Market-Frankford Line extended through the fall, SEPTA says

SEPTA Market-Frankford security

High-risk animals at Philadelphia Zoo to get experimental COVID-19 vaccine

Philadelphia Zoo COVID-19 vaccine

Six Flags insists 'safety is paramount' after latest roller coaster closures

Six Flags Great Adventure

City Council bill streamlines youth curfew, removes punitive fines for violations

Philadelphia youth curfew

Philly City Council votes to stiffen penalties against dirt bike riders

Driving lane may be cut on Chestnut Street in West Philly to improve safety

West Philly traffic safety

SEPTA to install steel barriers at Somerset Station to prevent deadly falls

SEPTA Somerset Station

Pennsylvania's 'Move Over' law goes into effect today: What you need to know

Move Over Slow Down

City launches Safe Routes Philly to teach kids about traffic safety

Biking, Walking Safety

Philly-based company ROAR for Good brings 'panic buttons' to hotels across the country

Watch the Super Bowl at home this year, health experts advise

2021 super bowl safety

Seat belts and smoking rates show people eventually adopt healthy behaviors

Seat Belt Rates

Boeing 737 Max cleared for takeoff after two fatal crashes last year

Boeing 737

We follow laws on seat belts and smoking. Why not on masks?

Face Mask Compliance

These secret safety panels will pick the COVID-19 vaccine winners

COVID-19 vaccine safety panel

Roosevelt Boulevard's speed cameras to begin issuing tickets this weekend

Roosevelt Boulevard

Philly schools reverting to remote learning through mid-November

School District of Philadelphia

'Ride for Solidarity' organized for cyclist killed in hit-and-run

Memorial ride for William Lindsay

Philly schools' plan to rebrand police as 'safety officers' draws ire of student union

school district philly police

New Jersey youth sports practices set to kick off – with restrictions

New Jersey youth sports

Health systems failing to protect nurses amid COVID-19 crisis, union claims

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Here's how to properly dispose common hazardous materials

Paint Buckets Disposal

Airbnb to verify its listings, with help from former Philly police commissioner Charles Ramsey

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On Halloween, follow these trick-or-treating safety tips

Trick-or-treating safety tips

Phillies to extend Citizens Bank Park safety netting for 2020 season

Citizens Bank Park

Is this prominent South Philly fixture the worst hotel in the city?

Penrose Hotel

Bomb squad dispatched to South Street for what turned out to be fireworks

Police lights arrests crime

Climate change deemed huge public health threat by dozens of medical organizations

climate change pubic health

Area schools receive millions in security grants

Stock_Carroll - The School District of Philadelphia

A helpful tip for protecting personal information in health apps

protecting health data

'Vacuum challenge': Why parents should definitely NOT facilitate this internet trend for kids

vacuum challenge

Apple will soon tell you to turn the music down

apple volume monitoring

Delco woman likely faces fine after hiking, needing rescue from closed Glen Onoko trail

Glen Onoko Falls

PSA: Stop wearing lanyards while driving

lanyard safety

Here's how Philly-area hospitals 'score' in safety

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CVS putting vitamins and supplements to the test

Stock_Carroll - CVS Pharmacy

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